Kingdom Plantae Genus Balanophora Order Santalales | Family Balanophoraceae Rank Species | |
Similar Balanophora, Balanophoraceae, Balanophora tobiracola, Mitrastemonaceae, Balanophora fungosa | ||
Balanophora japonica (Japanese:ツチトリモチ,Chinese:日本蛇菰) is a plant species in the genus Balanophora found in Japan.
Balanophonin is a neo-lignan that can be found in B. japonica. It also contains ellagitannins, lignan glycosides, caffeoyl, coumaroyl, galloyl, hexahydroxydiphenoyl glucoses and the hydrolyzable tannins balanophotannin D, E, F and G that contain an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) group.
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